Seikō-yū Lurgan Shotokan Karate Club

Why white belt matters:

The white belt matters because it represents the courage to begin...

The black belt matters because it represents the beginning of deeper understanding.

Everything in between is part of the journey. 🥋

That is one of the reasons karate is so powerful. It teaches people that progress is not only about reaching a finish line. It is about who you become while you are working towards it. Funakoshi believed Karate-do to be a path of enlightenment and a way to seek perfection of character, never stopping.

For children, that means learning patience, resilience, and confidence.
For adults, it means discipline, humility, and long term/life long growth.

Wherever someone is on the path, the next step still matters. 👊

We teach children, teens, and adults across Lurgan, Portadown, Moira, Craigavon and surrounding areas from our dojo in the heart of Lurgan.

📩 Message us to book your free trial. You are welcome in our club.

Wednesdays 7-8:15, 8:30-9:30.
High Street Arcade, Lurgan.

Karate for all.
Seikō-yū Lurgan Shotokan Karate Club

Increasing numbers and growing club ✔️
A full calander of upcoming events until end of year ✨️ seminars and training opportunities coming up 💪 more training hours and days in the pipeline...and much more...loads of exciting things ahead and something special is happening....stay tuned!!

🥋 About Wednesday!
What a class on Wednesday night! 14 on the dojo floor working hard! 💪

After a warm-up from our brown belt (3rd Kyu), we focused on correct form in punching, body mechanics, moving fast and delivering accurate techniques. Proper kicking form was next, with all students enjoying some target practice and working on returning the kicking leg properly. 😀 Fun pad drills, elbow, knee and palm-heel strikes finished another brilliant 👏 session for our mixed class.

Then the adults were worked hard in our Adults & Teens class! Well done, every one of you!

Turning up and being consistent is key... that's it! Turn up, keep turning up, train hard and you WILL achieve your goals. 💪✨️

🏆 DOJO SPIRIT AWARDS 🏆
It was great to restart our Dojo Spirit Awards after a small hiatus!

⭐ Student of the Week — Evie:
This week's Student of the Week goes to Evie, our brand-new student. This is only her SECOND WEEK, and after her first class it was decided unanimously that she was a worthy winner!
She got stuck in, followed instructions, showed brilliant spirit and no fear, all while supporting others and making friends. Just what our friendly, community-focused local club is all about! Great spirit, Evie — well done!! 👏🥋

⭐ Student of the Month — Tony Kelly
Tony won our adult Student of the Month award for August.

Tony has returned to karate from a different style and has shown up consistently. He never quits, never complains, trains hard each week, trains at home, is always first to offer to help (and isn't shy about holding the kick shields! 😆), and is a great example and credit to our dojo, who we are and what we do.

Coming back to karate isn't easy — and coming from a different style is harder still. Well done, Tony!! 👏

What another brilliant week at our local club, Seikō-yū Lurgan Shotokan Karate Club! 🥋

Welcome to our new students, and thank you to all our students who turn up each week and give us your all!!

If YOU, or your child, would like to start karate, there is no better time — and we would love to see you!
📍 High Street Arcade, Lurgan
🗓️ Wednesdays
🥋 Mixed class: 7:00–8:15pm
🥋 Adults & Teens: 8:30–9:30pm
🚪 Doors open at 6:50pm
✨ Your first class is always FREE!

We can't wait to see you! 🥋❤️

Happy Wednesday! Its mid-week, you made it! Why not celebrate (and blow off the cob webs) with Karate?! 🥋

Finish the week strong 💪 🙌

Thinking 'I meant to join...'? Now is your chance- its September, new term, start something now that future you will thank you for! Returning to training?! We welcome you back!

There is a place for you in our dojo, YOU ARE WELCOME here...

Ages: 6-206
Time: 7:00-8:15 (mixed class, all ages and grades) 8:30-9:30 (teens and adults only class, all grades) DOORS OPEN 6:45pm
Day: Wednesday
Cost: first class is FREE. Children (ages 6+) £4, adults £5 per class.
Location: 1 High Street Arcade, Lurgan.

No booking needed, just turn up or send us a message on here.

See you in the dojo!

We are back this evening!

Great turn out last week and lots of spirit shown!

See you tonight- remember both classes are on- 7-8:15 (all) 8:15-9:30 (teens and adults only) welcome to both classes.

We can't wait to see you!
Doors open at 6:50 for a 7pm start.

*thank you for all the new starts and enquiries- YES WE HAVE SPACE FOR YOU! We always have space and will never turn you down. Ages 6+ welcome.

For those new/considering coming, now your chance. First lesson always FREE. Free parking. You are welcome in our dojo!

Karate in the heart of Lurgan town.

We are located at 1 High Street Arcade, Lurgan, BT66 8AA.

See you in the dojo!

Pics for those new to the dojo:

It’s not all hard work! 🥋😄

On Friday evening, some of the Seikō-Yū senior team swapped the dojo for dinner and the dogi for our normal clothes and a well-earned night out at Zio in Portadown!

It was a great chance to relax, enjoy some good food, talk plenty of karate (of course! 😂), and spend time together away from training.

We also had plenty to celebrate — five fantastic months of Seikō-yū Lurgan Shotokan Karate Club, the growth of our dojo, and our successful first gradings in July.

A strong club is about more than what happens on the dojo floor. It’s also about friendship, teamwork and the people who help make it what it is.

Great food, great company and a great night. ❤️🥋

Back to work on Wednesday! 👊 see you all in the dojo!

And if YOU would like to be part of the team and find out what we do at our community based, inclusive club, come check us, we would love to see you.

Karate in the heart of Lurgan. See our page for more.

'The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants'- Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate.

Remember, Karate Begins and ENDS with RESPECT, for yourself, for your peers, your training partners, your higher grades & your sensie. Its how you treat everybody in every day life, how you manage yourself and your life. Its not about bad mouthing others, other clubs, other people. It doesn't matter what logo is on your suit, or what association you represent, it's all about RESPECT.

One of the most import lessons in karate.

Karate is about integrity 👏 it is about building character, sincerity and self-control.

Whilst one of the many benefits of Karate is building the mind and perfection of character through perseverance, simply put, Karate begins and ends with RESPECT.

If you'd like to find out more, learn more about karate and yourself, who we are, what we stand for and how we begin and end with respect, you'd be so welcome in our club.

We meet Wednesdays, 7-8:15 in Lurgan at the High Street Arcade (on then high street, can't miss us!).
First class is free.

See you in the dojo.

🥋 3 reasons to try karate...

✨ Build confidence
💪 Get fitter
😊 Feel good

And the best bit? Your first lesson is FREE.

Give it a try and see if karate is for you. No experience needed — just come along and have a go!
You are welcome at our club, we can't wait to see you!

📩 Get in touch to book your FREE trial lesson or show up on the night.

Wednesdays 7-8:15. Doors open 6:50pm.
Everyone welcome from age 6plus (no upper age limit).

*WELCOME BACK*

Seiko-Yu is back after our 2 week break and VERY successful gradings in July.

Along with our existing students, we are looking for new members who want to take those 1st steps into martial arts, or maybe you are returning to martial arts?

*YOU ARE WELCOME AT OUR CLUB!*

we are a family friendly, community club that exists to bring everyone together who wishes to train in traditional Karate.

Classes take place in our dojo right in the Heart of Lurgan- High Street Arcade, Lurgan. We meet on Wednesdays at 7:-8:15 for our all ages classes (6 years plus) then 8:30-9:30pm for our ADULTS only and teen class.

Doors open 6:50pm, first class is ALWAYS free.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!

*SUMMER BREAK*

After a great & successful few weeks, and months of hard work, we are all on summer break 😀 💪
There will be NO classes on either 5th or 12th August.

We return Wednesday 19th August at the usual time (7-8:15 & 8:30-9:30), raring to go! We can't wait to see you all again, and look forward to seeing all return and new students.

Enjoy the break & see you in 2 weeks time.

WE HAVE SPACE FOR YOU- nows the time to start! Ages 6plus, no upper age limit, first lesson FREE. Come & give Katate a go. We would love to see you.

Thank you all for your continued support from our opening in March, for standing by us, sticking with us and training hard. We do this for YOU, to enjoy Karate.

From all of us in Seikō-yū Lurgan Shotokan Karate Club, domo arigato- thank you very much.